View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?
(a) That he will be eaten by sharks.
(b) That he will have to fight other young boys on shipboard.
(c) That he will be eaten by the white people.
(d) That he will fall overboard.

2. After accidentally killing an animal with a pebble, what does Equiano do?
(a) Takes the animal to cook and eat it.
(b) Escapes from slavery.
(c) Hides in the shrubs.
(d) Goes to his father and says "I can not tell a lie, it was I who killed it with my pebble."

3. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He does not like the food.
(c) He has stomach flu.
(d) He hopes if he loses weight no one will want to buy him.

4. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?
(a) He is completely ignored; he is not made to work, but he is also not fed.
(b) He is treated so badly that he wishes he were dead.
(c) He is told that he is no longer a slave.
(d) He is treated so well that he almost forgets he's a slave.

5. What is different about the second slave ship?
(a) The slaves have to stay below deck.
(b) There is no crew, and the slaves do all the work on the ship.
(c) The captain is mostly interested in hunting whales.
(d) The slaves are treated better.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of his long overland journey in Africa, where does Equiano arrive?

2. What does Equiano say that Biblical scholars have said about Africans?

3. How does Equiano explain the difference in skin color between Europeans and Africans?

4. What animal does Equiano accidentally kill with a pebble?

5. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 391 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample